Where does “pyykkäys” come from?

pyykkäys (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyykätä, from Swedish byka, from Middle Low German büken.

pyykkäys (Finnish): laundry, laundering

Definitions

  1. laundry, laundering

Ancestry of “pyykkäys”, step by step

pyykkäys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pyykätä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpyykätäTo wash
2Swedishbykato wash
3Middle Low Germanbüken—

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing
Every word from Middle Low German büken →Every word from Swedish byka →Every word from Finnish pyykätä →